Wheels and Tyres Guide

Chapter overview

• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 General notes on using the "Wheels and Tyres Guide"
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• 1.1 General information
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• 1.2 Explanations regarding world regions
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• 1.3 Definition of tyre package
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• 1.4 Procedure for determining the required tyre package
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• 2 Notes on the vehicle registration certificate
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• 2.1 Vehicle registration certificate part 1
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• 2.2 Version key, D2
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• 3 Wheel and tyre combinations without tyre package
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• 3.1 Golf Cabriolet - from model year 2012 (sales type 517)
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• 3.2 Golf GTI Cabriolet - from model year 2012 (sales type 517)
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• 3.3 Golf R Cabriolet - from model year 2014 (sales type 517)
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• 4 Wheel and tyre combinations depending on tyre packages
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• 4.1 Type Approval No. (K): e1*2001/116*0242*52
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• 4.2 Type approval no. (K): e1*2001/116*0242*53
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• 4.3 Type approval no. (K): e1*2001/116*0242*54
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• 4.4 Type approval no. (K): e1*2001/116*0242*55
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• 4.5 Changing to other wheel and tyre combinations
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• 5 Wheel allocation
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• 5.1 6 J x 15
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• 5.2 61/2 J x 15
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• 5.3 6 J x 16
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• 5.4 61/2 J x 16
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• 5.5 6 J x 17
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• 5.6 7 J x 17
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• 5.7 71/2 J x 17
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• 5.8 71/2 J x 18
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• 5.9 8 J x 19
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• 6 Recommended summer tyres
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• 6.2 Recommended summer tyres, Japan, South Africa, Scandinavia, Indonesia, South Korea
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• 6.3 Recommended summer tyres, Taiwan
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• 7 Recommended all-season tyres, worldwide except North America and China
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• 8 Recommended winter tyres, worldwide except North America and China
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• 9 Recommended temporary spare tyres and wheels
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